Ozen girls use strong fourth quarter to beat Central

By David Berry

Published 10:41 pm, Tuesday, January 22, 2013

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Ozen Lady Panther SanQueisha Rawls, #10, wins the rebound during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53.
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Ozen Lady Panther SanQueisha Rawls, #10, wins the rebound during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53. ... more

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Central Lady Jaguar Talitha Savoy, #20, swats the ball out of Ozen Lady Jaguars hands during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53.
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Central Lady Jaguar Talitha Savoy, #20, swats the ball out of Ozen Lady Jaguars hands during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High ... more

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Central Lady Jaguar Malena Washington, #1, charges down the court during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53.
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Central Lady Jaguar Malena Washington, #1, charges down the court during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - ... more

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Ozen Lady Panther Nekia Jones, #21, puts it up for two during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53.
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Ozen Lady Panther Nekia Jones, #21, puts it up for two during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53.
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Central Lady Jaguar Malena Washington, #1, charges down the court during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53.
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Central Lady Jaguar Malena Washington, #1, charges down the court during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - ... more

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Ozen Lady Panther Nekia Jones, #21, drives to the goal for two during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53.
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Ozen Lady Panther Nekia Jones, #21, drives to the goal for two during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - ... more

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Ozen Lady Panther SanQueisha Rawls, #10, blocks Central Lady Jaguar Courtney Bertrand, #10, shot during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53.
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Ozen Lady Panther SanQueisha Rawls, #10, blocks Central Lady Jaguar Courtney Bertrand, #10, shot during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at ... more

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Ozen Lady Panther SanQueisha Rawls, #10, puts it up for two during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53.
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Ozen Lady Panther SanQueisha Rawls, #10, puts it up for two during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53. ... more

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Ozen Lady Panther Jerica Bolin, #33, towers over Central Lady Jaguar Aisha Avery, #5, while looking to pass after a rebound during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53.
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Ozen Lady Panther Jerica Bolin, #33, towers over Central Lady Jaguar Aisha Avery, #5, while looking to pass after a rebound during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on ... more

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Ozen Lady Panther SanQueisha Rawls, #10, wins the rebound during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53.
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Ozen Lady Panther SanQueisha Rawls, #10, wins the rebound during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53. ... more

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Ozen Lady Panther Raylie Harmon, #5, puts it up for two during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53.
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Ozen Lady Panther Raylie Harmon, #5, puts it up for two during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53.
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Ozen Lady Panther Jerica Bolin, #33, towers over Central Lady Jaguar Aisha Avery, #5, while looking to pass after a rebound during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53.
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Ozen Lady Panther Jerica Bolin, #33, towers over Central Lady Jaguar Aisha Avery, #5, while looking to pass after a rebound during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on ... more

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Central Lady Jaguar Talitha Savoy, #20, swats the ball out of Ozen Lady Jaguars hands during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53.
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Central Lady Jaguar Talitha Savoy, #20, swats the ball out of Ozen Lady Jaguars hands during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High ... more

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Ozen Lady Panther SanQueisha Rawls, #10, wins the rebound during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53.
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Ozen Lady Panther SanQueisha Rawls, #10, wins the rebound during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53. ... more

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Ozen Lady Panther SanQueisha Rawls, #10, puts it up for two during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53.
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Ozen Lady Panther SanQueisha Rawls, #10, puts it up for two during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53. ... more

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Central Lady Jaguar Aliyah Ozane, #00, goes for the steal causing Ozen Lady Panther Jerica Bolin, #33, to knock the ball out of bounds during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53.
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Central Lady Jaguar Aliyah Ozane, #00, goes for the steal causing Ozen Lady Panther Jerica Bolin, #33, to knock the ball out of bounds during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High ... more

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Central Lady Jaguar Malena Washington, #1, puts it up for two during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53.
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Central Lady Jaguar Malena Washington, #1, puts it up for two during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53. ... more

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Ozen Lady Panther Bealoved Brown, #14, is covered by two Central Lady Jaguars while looking to pass during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53.
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Ozen Lady Panther Bealoved Brown, #14, is covered by two Central Lady Jaguars while looking to pass during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at ... more

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Ozen Lady Panther SanQueisha Rawls, #10, blocks Central Lady Jaguar Courtney Bertrand, #10, shot during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53.
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Ozen Lady Panther SanQueisha Rawls, #10, blocks Central Lady Jaguar Courtney Bertrand, #10, shot during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at ... more

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Ozen Lady Panther Nekia Jones, #21, drives to the goal for two during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53.
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Ozen Lady Panther Nekia Jones, #21, drives to the goal for two during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - ... more

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Central Lady Jaguar Malena Washington, #1, charges down the court during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53.
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Central Lady Jaguar Malena Washington, #1, charges down the court during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - ... more

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Central Lady Jaguar Talitha Savoy, #20, puts it up for two during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53.
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Central Lady Jaguar Talitha Savoy, #20, puts it up for two during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53. ... more

Photo: Randy Edwards

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Ozen Lady Panther Nekia Jones, #21, puts it up for two during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53.
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Ozen Lady Panther Nekia Jones, #21, puts it up for two during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53.
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Ozen Lady Panther Nekia Jones, #21, puts it up for two during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53.
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Ozen Lady Panther Nekia Jones, #21, puts it up for two during the Ozen High School girls basketball game against Central High School on Tuesday, January 22, 2013, at Ozen High School. Ozen won 63 - 53.
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Her Ozen Lady Panthers used a dominant fourth quarter on the defensive end to defeat visiting cross-town rival Central 63-53 in a District 20-4A game.

Ozen led by 10 point at the end of the game and at the end of the first quarter, but in between, Central made the game tough, even taking a lead late in the third quarter.

"It was hard to watch," Walker-Brown said about her team's performance in the middle of the game. "But one of the things you have to do on this level is learn how to play through that and still get a victory. So I think they did a good job with what they were presented with, to finish up."

The first quarter was dominated by Ozen, who used its defense to frustrate Central and ended the quarter with a 16-6 lead. The second quarter belonged to Central, who returned the favor and frustrated Ozen into a number of turnovers.

That story continued into the third quarter and Ozen saw Central take the lead and the Lady Jaguars' side of the gym got louder with each point scored.

"Sometimes it's just the dynamics of Ozen versus Central," Walker-Brown explained about the turnovers. "High school students can get over-hyped and it takes away from their game. It's just a maturing process. It's something that we learn from each year and from game to game.

Senior post Sanquisha Rawls led Ozen with 15 points and also pulled down seven rebounds while Texas commit Nekia Jones finished with 14 points, seven rebounds and four steals for the Lady Panthers. Malena Washington led Central with 22 points.

Up next for Ozen is a showdown with Vidor on Friday at Ozen. The Lady Panthers escaped with a 64-58 win the first time the two teams met at Vidor.